Bronson, Kansas Weather
Bronson, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bronson, Bourbon County.
Full aviation weather for Bronson is published on the Allen County Airport (KK88) page, 28 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Bronson have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Bronson: Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (KCNU) 44 km · Yates Center Municipal Airport (K3JA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KK88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bronson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bronson.
About Bronson, Kansas
Bronson rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the rich Kansas soil gives rise to fields of amber wheat and verdant pasture under a sky that seems to stretch for miles. It lies 63.9 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 331°T), and is situated 17.9 miles east of Iola. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant hayfields, a perfume unique to the heartland. Oak trees, their branches spread wide like ancient arms, punctuate the horizon, offering shade to the occasional farmhouse and the winding county roads that trace the contours of the land. The very character of Bronson is tied to this open, generous terrain, a place where the horizon feels like a promise and the quiet hum of cicadas is the loudest sound for miles. The history of Bronson is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this region. Established by settlers drawn to the fertile ground, the town's early economy was largely agrarian, a legacy that still echoes in the rhythm of its days. While the railroad once brought bustling commerce, today Bronson thrives on a more modest, enduring spirit, its livelihood tied to the surrounding farms and the small businesses that serve the local populace. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a quiet resilience, a testament to generations who have worked this land. The distinctive character of Bronson lies not in dramatic landmarks, but in the enduring connection between its people and the enduring beauty of the Kansas prairie.
Live animated radar for Bronson and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.895871°N, 95.073308°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66716 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bronson, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bronson, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bronson includes coordinates 37.895871°N, 95.073308°W, situated in Bourbon County. ZIP code 66716. Telephone area code: 913. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
